A FORCE FROM 7TH BDE, 2ND DIV WERE FIRED UPON BY AIF FROM THE SAYDIYA MOSQUE (SUNNI) IN AL RASHEED. THE SHOOTING INJURED 2 IPS AND ELEMENTS OF NP SURROUNDED THE MOSQUE AND CALLED FOR REINFORCEMENTS. NP/MNF FORCES ARRIVED AND A RAID WAS CONDUCTED ON THE MOSQUE. THE AIF FIRED UPON THE NP/MNF FORCES AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME FROM THE SURROUNDING HOMES ALSO. THE FIREFIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, AND TWO AIF WERE DETAINED. LOCATED INSIDE THE MOSQUE WERE AN IED, A TUBE FILLED WITH EXPLOSIVES AND 1 AK-47 RIFLE. LOCATED INSIDE ONE OF THE ADJACENT HOMES WERE PICTURES OF TERRORISTS THAT HAD JUST BEHEADED THEIR VICTIMS.